Hugo Jonsson

Hugo Jonsson
	Hugo Jonsson circa 1929
Personal information
Full name	Hugo Alarik Jonsson
National team	Finland
Born	25 February 1884; Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died	9 April 1949 (aged 65); Helsinki, Finland
Education	Construction engineer, Helsinki Industrial School, 1903
Occupation	Master builder
Spouse	Ellen Maria Forstén
Sport
Sport	Aquatics
Events	Breaststroke swimming; Backstroke swimming; Water polo;
Club	Helsingfors Simsällskap

Hugo Alarik Jonsson (25 February 1884 – 9 April 1949) was a Finnish swimmer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Aquatics

Hugo Jonsson at the Olympic Games
Games	Event	Stage	Rank	Time	Notes
1908 Summer Olympics	100 metre backstroke	First round	3rd in heat	unknown	Did not advance. Source:
1908 Summer Olympics	200 metre breaststroke	First round	Did not finish		Did not advance. Source:

He won some Finnish national championships in aquatics:

He was the chairman of the club Helsingfors Simsällskap in 1913, and a board member in 1908–1911 and 1925–1930.

His father was a master stonecutter. He married Ellen Maria Forstén in 1914.

He received the Cross of Liberty, 4th Class and the Commemorative Medal of the Liberation War.

Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 96. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.

↑ "Hugo Jonsson". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
↑ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland. p. 250. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
↑ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland. p. 252. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
↑ Henriksson, John; et al., eds. (1947). Helsingfors simsällskap — minnesskrift vid 60-årsjubiléet 1947 (in Swedish). Helsingfors: Helsingfors simsällskap. pp. 186–187.
↑ Ikäläinen, E., ed. (1907). Suomen rakennusmestarien albumi-matrikkeli (in Finnish and Swedish) (I ed.). Helsinki: Suomen rakennusmestariliitto. p. 122.
↑ "Vihittyjä". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 6 February 1914. p. 9. ISSN 0355-2047. Retrieved 22 September 2021 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
↑ Tolonen, Aug., ed. (1930). Suomen rakennusmestarien matrikkeli 1905–1930 (in Finnish) (II ed.). Helsinki: Suomen rakennusmestariliitto. pp. 168–169.